BakBone Announces Availability of NetVault: Backup Version 7.4 for Enterprise-Class Data Protection.

SAN DIEGO -- Current Version Provides Advanced Backup and Recovery Capabilities to Support Escalating Data Growth and Heterogeneous IT Environments

BakBone Software(R) (TSX:BKB) (Pink Sheets:BKBO), a global provider of heterogeneous integrated data protection solutions, today announced the immediate availability of NetVault(R): Backup version 7.4, comprehensive backup and recovery software targeted for mid-sized organizations, distributed enterprises and corporate data centers with complex, multi-platform environments. This version contains advanced features and capabilities that enable customers to improve their data protection strategies while minimizing the administration required to manage evolving IT environments.

The latest in a series of recent product announcements from BakBone, NetVault: Backup 7.4 strengthens the Company's Integrated Data Protection(TM) strategy by seamlessly integrating with NetVault: Report Manager software to incorporate storage reporting, backup and file system monitoring with trend analysis capabilities for optimizing storage resources and meeting compliance regulations.

"We are pleased to announce the newest version of our backup, restore and disaster recovery product suite," said Jeff Drescher, director of product management for BakBone. "As our customer environments grow both in size and complexity, we remain committed to delivering the product enhancements and management framework to ensure continued access and availability of customer data and applications. NetVault: Backup 7.4 provides enterprise-class functionality to scale and optimize IT environments while still maintaining one of our primary objectives of the lowest total cost of ownership."

NetVault: Backup 7.4 builds on earlier software releases to deliver the industry's broadest platform support while offering a flexible array of configuration options to match a customer's unique mix of budget and feature requirements. The current version offers increased functionality and expanded enterprise-class features designed to streamline backup administration, increase scalability and improve operational efficiency, including:

--Enhanced operating system support - added data protection support for VMware ESX Server environments. NetVault: Backup now supports client installation and tape drive attachment on VMware ESX guest operating systems and the ESX Host server. Using NetVault: Backup, data associated with the guest systems and their applications can be quickly and easily backed up and recovered. Since NetVault: Backup scales seamlessly to accommodate any size environment, additional ESX guest clients can easily be added to accommodate increased virtual server and storage capacity growth.

--Extended enterprise enhancements - command-line interface tools to enable script-based client management and complete job definition control for more automated deployments; increased fault tolerance with configuration error auto-detection; and numerous user- and management-level reports for tracking resource and data availability needs.

--Performance improvements - added media management enhancements to support enterprise-class deployments with large numbers of jobs and tape devices in use; new features associated with vault and retention management of backup media from a single, centralized location according to user-defined parameters.

--Enhanced backup administration - GUI improvements such as multi-platform column sorting, group selection based command operations and advanced filtering have been added that increase operational performance, improve ease-of-use and reduce the time required for system administration

Pricing and Availability

NetVault: Backup 7.4, with support for all platforms is available now. NetVault: Backup 7.4 Workgroup package for Intel-based systems begins at $1,195. For more information on the BakBone reseller partner nearest you or to purchase NetVault: Backup 7.4, please visit BakBone's web site at http://www.bakbone.com/products/how_to_buy/.

About BakBone Software, Inc.

BakBone Software is a leading international data protection solution provider that develops and distributes heterogeneous data backup, restore, disaster recovery, replication and storage reporting software for network storage and open-systems environments. BakBone delivers scalable solutions that address the complex demands of large enterprise environments, as well as small to medium size businesses. Founded in 2000, BakBone products are used by Fortune 1000 corporations and domestic and international government entities. Distributed through a select global network of strategic partners, resellers and solution providers, interested companies can learn more information about BakBone's products and services and its newly introduced IDP vision at www.bakbone.com or email [e-mail].

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